All Progressives Congress

The All Progressives Congress (APC) is a centrist political party in Nigeria, founded on 6 February 2013. The party united the Action Congress of Nigeria, Congress for Progressive Change, and the All Nigeria Peoples Party, the three biggest opposition parties in the country, with the goal of blocking the People's Democratic Party of Nigeria's ability to pass legislation. The party had center-left economic views and right-wing social views; it supported controlled market economic policies, strong government regulations, and social conservatism.